Anders wrote..
>It is also interesting from an information theoretical point of
view. Music you can predict doesn't give you any new information - it
is the unexpected stuff that is information-rich. Of course, not all
information is equal.
I cant remember who proposed the theory that music is a balance of boredom and
surprise. If the notes are too regular, the music is boring. If there is too
much surprise, it is noise and cacaphony. Of coures the appropriate balance
between surprise and boredom in music are cultural and individual. Bach or
Ornette Coleman?!
-Jay